2014

With Darkness of Despair disbanding, the Tenerifis region has lately seen the bulk of the fighting between N3 and the RUS Coalition, in what is now the fourth month of the war termed the Halloween War. The EVE Scribe is here to give you a brief summary of past week’s activities:

N3

Nulli Secunda – 19 systems, 2 stations
Echoes of Nowhere – 12 systems, 1 station
DARKNESS. – 7 systems, 4 stations
The Kadeshi – 7 systems, 3 stations
Northern Coalition. – 3 systems, 2 stations
Mildly Intoxicated – 2 systems, 2 stations
Northern Associates. – 3 systems

Total: 53 systems (65%), 14 stations (83%)

RUS Coalition

SOLAR FLEET – 13 systems, 3 stations
Hand of Despair – 6 systems
Against ALL Authorities – 1 system
Solar Citizens – 3 systems

Total: 23 systems (28%), 3 stations (17%)

Unknown

Rookie Empire – 1 system

Total: 1 system (1%)

Unclaimed

W-16DY, L2GN-K, 9-MJVQ, H-HWQR

Total: 4 system (6%)

10/3/2014 – Darkness of Despair disbands, dropping sovereignty for twenty-four systems in the Tenerifis region

11/3/2014 – Initial scramble for unclaimed systems ends with Nulli Secunda gaining sixteen systems, Echoes of Nowhere taking five systems, The Kadeshi gaining two systems, Rookie Empire claiming one system and Against ALL Authorities securing one system.

12/3/2014 – Solar Citizens and SOLAR FLEET lose M-4KDB and FE-6YQ systems respectively, which are later gained by Nulli Secunda the same day. Later in the day, Hand of Despair loses the 7M4C-F system.

13/3/2014 – 0P-U0Q and 7M4C-F systems are gained by The Kadeshi and Echoes of Nowhere respectively. DARKNESS(dot) losses DZ6-I5 system.

14/3/2014 – DZ6-I5 system gained by The Kadeshi, L2GN-K system is lost by SOLAR FLEET. DARKNESS(dot) Alliance decides to switch sides in the war, joining the N3 Coalition.

15/3/2014 – A SOLAR FLEET Nyx class Mothership and four systems are lost in one day by said alliance.

16/3/2014 – ZD1-Z2 and QCDG-H systems are lost by SOLAR FLEET and Hand of Despair respectively. PDF-3Z system gained by The Kadeshi, while the QCDG-H system is taken by Echoes of Nowhere.

17/3/2014 – ZD1-Z2 system gained by Nulli Secunda.

Breaking News: SOLAR FLEET Nyx Class Mothership Destroyed in PDF-3Z

Yesterday, the fifteenth of March, saw a continuation in the fighting over the Tenerifis region between RUS Coalition and N3. SOLAR FLEET Alliance organized a one hundred pilot Tengu fleet in order to take down a Sovereignty Blockade Unit (SBU) planted by Northern Coalition(dot) Alliance in the 4-IT9G system.

To Northern Coalition(dot)’s Fleet Commander, Travis Musgrat’s surprise, a large number of SOLAR FLEET super-capital pilots logged into the game around the same time as the assault on the 4-IT9G Sovereignty Blockade Unit. This prompted Northern Coalition(dot) to hastily form up a Navy Issue Apocalypse fleet numbering close to a hundred pilots as well, while sending forward tacklers in order to catch the super-capitals and light a cynosural beacon for the fleet to bridge into.

However, there wasn’t enough time for the Northern Coalition(dot) pilots to arrive to the system before the Sovereignty Blockade Unit was destroyed. This allowed SOLAR FLEET’s super-capital force, numbering fifteen assorted Motherships, to jump into the PDF-3Z system, unto a safe tower, while the SOLAR FLEET Tengu fleet moved back and took positions on the entrance gates to the system, effectively blocking the path for Northern Coalition(dot) forces.

It was at that moment, that a SOLAR FLEET Nyx class Mothership was bumped off from the tower, an occurrence that Travis Musgrat explained is not uncommon when many super-capital ships jump into a single cynosural beacon. The pilot, instead of warping off the field to a celestial and back to the tower, or simply cloaking, chose to approach the tower, in what is called “Slowboating”, allowing Northern Coalition(dot) the time they needed to bypass the SOLAR FLEET Tengu gate camp.

glitterbomb of BURN EDEN, Northern Coalition(dot), had an account in a corporation that was part of Against ALL Authorities‘ renter alliance, AAA Citizens. The account was inserted in order to snag a carrier kill or two, as the corporation itself had its lease with Against ALL Authorities Alliance expire in a week, and decided to join Northern Coalition(dot)’s renter alliance instead. Spotting a chance to get a Mothership kill, glitterbomb had this account enter the system, in a cynosural generator fitted ship. Since the character in question was in a friendly alliance of SOLAR FLEET, the Tengu fleet allowed the ship to pass through their gate camp, effectively sealing the Nyx pilot’s fate.

It wasn’t smooth sailing from there on, as glitterbomb had his character warp to the wrong side of the tower, necessitating a few more nail biting minutes before he was close enough to the Nyx, unaware of its approaching doom. Then he lit a cynosural beacon.

Northern Coalition(dot) tackle ships bridged in immediately and bubbled the helpless Nyx, followed by the rest of the fleet along with twenty-two Motherships and two carriers to serve as logistic support. With all that fire power on grid, the Nyx had no chance and was quickly destroyed.

Yet, the battle was far from over, as the SOLAR FLEET Tengus engaged the Norther Coalition(dot) support fleet, prompting a battle that raged for two hours, without any side getting the upper hand. However, as reinforcements for both sides arrived on the field, including a large Nulli Secunda Alliance Ishtar class Heavy Assault Cruiser fleet, it was clear the N3 forces were outnumbering the RUS Coalition’s. Thus, the RUS Coalition ceded the field to N3, allowing its forces to destroy four Territorial Claim Units, adding a loss of four systems to that of the Nyx.

Battle Report

The remainder of SOLAR FLEET’s, as well as all of Northern Coalition(dot) Motherships safely extracted from the system without further losses.

Special thanks are in order to Travis Musgrat and glitterbomb of BURN EDEN, Northern Coalition(dot) Alliance for giving me an interview, and to Hendrick Tallardar and rcmst of TheMittani(dot)com and EVENews24(dot)com respectively, for their initial reports on the subject.

Update: Tenerifis Region Heavily Contested

In the wake of Darkness of Despair’s disband, the entire Tenerifis region lost sovereignty. As of the time of writing, N3 and RUS Coalition have scrambled to claim as many systems as possible. The result of the this race are as follows:

N3 Coalition:

Nulli Secunda – 16 systems, 1 station
Echoes of Nowhere – 10 systems, 1 station
Northern Associates – 3 systems
Northern CoalitionDot – 3 systems, 2 stations
Mildly Intoxicated – 2 systems, 2 stations
The Kadeshi – 4 systems, 1 station

Total: 38 systems (46%), 7 stations (41%)

RUS Coalition:

Against ALL Authorities – 1 system
Hand of Despair – 8 systems
Solar Fleet – 20 systems, 4 stations
Solar Citizens – 4 systems
Darkness – 8 systems, 5 stations

Total: 41 systems (50%), 9 stations (52%)

Unknown

Rookie Empire – 1 system

Total: 1 system (2%)

Unclaimed

0P-U0Q system, station in the hands of former Darkness of Despair Corporation.

Total: 1 system (2%), 1 station (7%)

With the initial systems grab done, the next phase will see N3 and RUS Coalition forces either clashing over stations and Territorial Claim Units, or relinquishing territory and evacuating assets to Empire and NPC Null Security space. Only the coming days will tell.

The EVE Scribe will keep you posted.

Breaking News: Darkness of Despair Disbands

Without warning or explanation, Darkness of Despair, formed from former Against ALL Authorities corporations, had disbanded. Sharped eyed observers noticed the fact that the Alliance has zero members count and a closing date on Dotlan.com. While speculation is running wild, many entities in the area are burning towards Tenerifis Region in order to grab sovereignty in the region.

Rumor has it that the Alliance closed due to internal strife caused by the political situation between Russia and the Ukraine, as many players in the Alliance were effected by the events that transpired between the two countries. The next few hours will be telling for the future of the Halloween war and the RUS Coalition.